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beans, food production, micropropagation

Easy Mung Bean Sprouting

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October 4, 2013

How to sprout mung beans easily in your kitchen (this method doesn’t use any specialized tools – just a colander, a bowl and a pot cover). Not mentioned in the video but most people, if they plan to eat the sprouts raw, rinse their sprouts a few times in clean…
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foraging

Purslane vs. Spurge

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October 1, 2013

How to tell true purslane apart from its toxic neighbor, spurge. This video was created by someone who lives in the US Great Lakes area.
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foraging

Purslane – A Common ‘Weed’ That’s a Super Food

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September 29, 2013

A lot of information about the benefits of purslane aka pigweed (it’s a good source of Omega-3 fats, for example) as well as how to identify it. The narrator is growing purslane as a potherb in his garden but this is an extremely common and easy to find plant, even…
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foraging

Finding and Eating “Weeds”

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September 29, 2013

A short primer on finding edible “weeds” in suburban Florida.
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energy, massachusetts, trees, wood, woodburning

Stocking Firewood for the Winter

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September 2, 2012

Arborist, Steve Zumalt of North Attleboro, Massachusetts fills us in on what we need to know to stock up on firewood for the winter: How to season wood and how to know when the wood is well seasoned/dry, which woods to stock (in New England), BTUs, fireplace vs. wood stove…
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blacksmithing, craftsmen, metal, metalwork

How to Forge Steel

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March 31, 2012

“Mike Blue, Randall Graham, Ric Furrer, making steel at Larry Harley’s in May 2006. Lecture and Demonstration. Filmed by Christopher Price of The Tidewater Forge. 9 minutes.” The inputs are alternating layers of charcoal chunks (1 inch cubes) and iron ore powder. The furnace is based on a traditional Japanese…
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beverages, cooking, nuts, oats, recipe, save money

How To Make Oat, Nut or Seed Milk

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March 30, 2012

Nutritionist Samantha Peris shows us how to make oat, nut or seed milk. She uses oats as the main ingredient for the milk in this video.
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blacksmithing, metalwork

How to Build A Foundry Furnace For Under $100

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March 30, 2012

From depronfreak: “Built me an furnace ! and created a guide. I use it to melt silver for casting purposes (max 35 ounces at one time) Everything in the project costs less than 100 $”
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breadmaking, cooking, flatbread, mexico, recipe, save money, the southwest

How To Make Flour Tortillas

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March 30, 2012

Here’s a step-by-step on how to make flour tortillas. The poster, abrahamdiaz writes “This is the traditional recipe made in northern Mexico. Ingredient measurements should be followed exactly as shown in instructions; water quantity may vary depending on desired mixture texture. This recipe makes about 18 tortillas.” His recipe uses…
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beverages, dehydration, food preservation, middle eastern, preserving, recipe

From Fruit Leather to Fruit Drink

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March 29, 2012

Another use, this one quite old, for fruit leather/dehydrated fruit puree. Apparently, in the Middle East dried apricot puree is made into a refreshing fruit drink. The fruit leather is reconstituted by soaking in warm water for several hours (overnight) – can also be put into the blender to speed…
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